2005 Senate Bill 859 / 2006 Public Act 114

Give homestead tax credit to certain trust beneficiaries

Introduced in the Senate

Nov. 1, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Nancy Cassis (R-15)

To allow a totally and permanently disabled sole beneficiary of a trust to receive a homestead or qualified agricultural property tax exemption if the trust purchased or acquired the property as a principal residence for the beneficiary. This would exempt the property from the 18 mills levied by a local school district for school operating purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Finance

Nov. 3, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 8, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one clarifying that it also applied to property acquired by a trust to be principle residence of the beneficiary.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 9, 2005

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 9, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

March 8, 2006

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 22, 2006

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Condino (D-35)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Fulton Sheen (R-88)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)

To allow a totally and permanently disabled sole beneficiary of a trust to receive a homestead or qualified agricultural property tax exemption if the trust purchased or acquired the property as a principal residence for the beneficiary. This would exempt the property from the 18 mills levied by a local school district for school operating purposes.

Received

To give the bill immediate effect.

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 23, 2006

March 28, 2006

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

April 7, 2006